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May2016
ENTER
ANOTHER
WORLD
ThePhilippinearchipelago
isaprimedestination for
freediversaround theworld
— thewatersareclear, and
enchantingsights include
everything fromwrecks
towhalesharks. Thesub-
aquaticseascapeshavedrawn
freedivingsuperstars from
overseas. "I shotwithAlexey
Molchanov, theRussianworld
champion,whenhewas
here toconductaworkshop.
AnneliePompe, Tomoka
Fukuda, SahikaErcumen—
all elite freedivers—have
all come to trainaswell, and
itwasgreat seeing them in
action,"saysMartin. "There
aremanyothers, likeStefan
RandigandDonghaKim,who
areboth thedeepestdivers in
theirowncountries [Germany
andSouthKorea]. Theyare
here, living in thePhilippines,
teaching freediving."Herbert
Nitsch,who is thedeepest
freediver in theworldusing
aweightedsled, has likewise
visitedMoalboal,Cebu.
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